To many people, God is an abstract figure who set the world running, but is now largely absent from it. In the Bible, however, God is not only center-stage—he is intimately involved with his people. In The Nearness of God: His Presence with His People Lanier Burns shows that at each stage of the unfolding story of God and his people, God’s presence is never far away.
“Second, incarnation as presence is offensive because unbelievers prefer the lusts of the flesh to the love of God” (Page 20)
“First, incarnation offended Jesus’ audiences because his claims contradicted their traditions and expectations” (Page 19)
“The single tree of life was at the center of the garden and God’s relationship with Adam and Eve” (Page 216)
“The second issue is the impersonalness of a technological world” (Page 3)
“Why did the Israelites embrace the darkness of false worship under the auspices of ungodly leadership and false prophets in spite of God’s presence?” (Page 134)